Osho's perspective on Creativity
When Osho Spoke About Creativity
Passages from the discourses where this theme comes alive.
Question: I WANT TO BE CREATIVE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? Become a child again and you will be creative. All children are creative. Creativity needs freedom -- freedom from the mind, freedom from knowledge, freedom from prejudices. A creative person is one who can try the new. A creative person is not a robopath. Robopaths are never creative, they are repetitive. So become a child again. And you will be surprised that all children are creative; all children, wherever they are born, are creative. But we don't allow their creativity, we crush and kill their creativity, we jump upon them. We start teaching them the right way to do things. Remember, a creative person always goes on trying the wrong ways. If you always follow the right way to do a thing you will never be creative -- because the right way means the way discovered by others.Read the full discourse →
Question: I BELIEVED I WAS UNCREATIVE. WHAT ELSE CAN BE CREATIVITY BESIDES DANCING AND PAINTING AND HOW TO FIND OUT WHAT MY CREATIVITY IS? This has been taught to everybody. Very few people are accepted as creative: A few painters, a few poets -- one in a million. This is foolish! Every human being is a born creator. Watch children and you will see: all children are creative. By and by, we destroy their creativity. By and by, we force wrong beliefs on them. By and by, we distract them. By and by, we make them more and more economical and political and ambitious. When ambition enters, creativity disappears -- because an ambitious man cannot be creative, because an ambitious man cannot love any activity for its own sake. While he is painting he is looking ahead; he is thinking, 'When am I going to get a Nobel Prize?Read the full discourse →
Question: WHAT IS CREATIVITY? That's the paradox of creativity. If you see a painter painting, certainly he is active, utterly active, madly active -- he is all action. Or if you see a dander dancing, he is all action. But still, deep down there is no actor, no doer; there is only silence. Hence I called creativity the state of paradox. All beautiful states are paradoxical. The higher you go, the deeper you go into the paradox of reality. Supreme action with supreme relaxation: on the surface great action is happening, in the depth nothing is happening, or ONLY nothing is happening. Creative quietude is the supreme action -- the precious suppleness, simplicity, spontaneity and freedom that flows from us, or rather through us, when our private egos and conscious efforts yield to a power not their own.Read the full discourse →
Question: OSHO, IN THE PAST ALL FAMOUS ARTISTS HAVE BEEN WELL-KNOWN FOR THEIR BOHEMIAN SIDE OF LIFE. OSHO, PLEASE CAN YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT CREATIVITY AND DISCIPLINE? Discipline has been misinterpreted. People have been telling others to discipline their life, to do this, not to do that. Thousands of shoulds and should-nots have been imposed on man, and when a man lives with thousands of shoulds and should-nots he cannot be creative. He is a prisoner; everywhere he will come across a wall. The creative person has to dissolve all shoulds and should-nots. He needs freedom and space, vast space, he needs the whole sky and all the stars, only then can his innermost spontaneity start growing.Read the full discourse →
"Embrace your neurotic part, for in acceptance lies the seed of creativity; repression only breeds fear, while awareness transforms contradictions into authentic expression."
Can intellectual activity be creative?
definition"Real creativity emerges when the ego dissolves, allowing existence to flow through us as a humble medium of the divine."
"Creativity is not found in the task itself, but in the quality of your consciousness; when you infuse every action with love and awareness, even the simplest job becomes a masterpiece."
"When the mind is directed by the conscious master born of meditation, its restless energy transforms into a powerful force for creativity; otherwise, it remains a negative servant, lost in chaos."
Is the drive towards creativity an expression of our inability to sit quietly and do nothing?
definition"True creativity springs from the depths of inner silence; when thought ceases, the authentic emerges, transforming both the creator and the beholder."
What are ways to discover my creativity beyond traditional forms like dancing and painting?
practice"Creativity is not confined to art; it is the loving, meditative quality you infuse into every ordinary act, transforming life itself into a celebration."
"Let your creativity be the chisel that shapes your personality, transforming your life into a work of art, for true satisfaction flows from the inner sculpting of awareness, beauty, and love."
"Real poetry is not a career; it is a way of living that arises naturally when the ego dissolves like a salt doll in the ocean."
"When childbearing is no longer a possibility, a woman's creative energy becomes a boundless force for innovation and beauty, transforming life itself into a canvas for her higher expression."
"When your song springs from meditation, silence, and love, it becomes a divine expression of creativity; otherwise, it merely transmits your inner chaos to the world."
"When you feel your creativity is taken away, it is merely the cleansing of your mind; this emptiness is a sacred space for true, conscious creation to emerge."
"Silence is the language of deep gratitude and love; even the smallest words can carry the essence of the ocean within them."
"True artistry arises when technique is mastered and then forgotten, allowing spontaneity to breathe life into creation; without this, you are merely a skilled technician, trapped by the confines of rules."
What is creativity?
definition"Creativity is the art of allowing the beyond to flow through you, a state of relaxed awareness where the ego dissolves and life becomes a harmonious dance with nature."
"Artistic perfection arises not from the pursuit of flawlessness, but from the artist's surrender; when the ego dissolves, true creativity flows effortlessly through the hollow bamboo of existence."
"True art is not a product of the mind but a blossoming of being, where the artist becomes a vessel for the greater Creative force. In this state of no-mind, beauty and grace flow effortlessly, transcending the ego and leading us toward meditation."
"Creativity is the greatest rebellion; it thrives only when you drop borrowed rules and embrace your authentic self."
"True creativity blossoms from the silence within; it is the fulfillment of meditation that births the highest art—love."
What is the role of the creative female?
definition"A woman's deepest creativity blossoms as love, transforming the ordinary into the sacred, and should flow naturally from her essence, not from competition."
"Writing for an unknown crowd reduces creativity to mere ink on paper; true expression thrives in the intimacy of living dialogue, where the nuances of tone and gesture breathe life into our insights."
What is the source of creativity?
definition"Creativity flows from the Divine when the ego falls silent, allowing us to become hollow reeds through which the timeless sings. In that moment, we are not the creators; we are merely the flutes played by the one flutist."
"The urge to create is the soul's way of celebrating existence, a prayerful response to the fleeting nature of life, urging you to manifest your total potential now."
"A World Academy of Sciences for Creativity would unite the realms of science, art, and spirituality, transforming our quest for knowledge into a celebration of life, compassion, and consciousness."
What should I do to be creative?
practice"To be creative, return to the innocence of a child: embrace playfulness, risk the unknown, and let go of the fear of looking foolish. True creativity blossoms in the freedom to wander and experiment without the constraints of certainty."
"Let your poetry arise from the depths of your being, not from the desire for approval; true art flows effortlessly from a life transformed by inner ecstasy."
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